# Accident 19910703025979A: Cessna 172N, Waldron, WA, July 3, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 3, 1991, 09:40 local time
- Place: Waldron, WA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: HUFA
- Location: 48.6901° N, 123.0308° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.6901&lon=-123.0308&mi=10
- Aircraft: N737BZ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N737BZ-1992-06-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320D2J
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 744 total, 100 in this make and model, 106 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA91LA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91LA152) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910703025979A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

WING STRUCK A TREE WHILE BACK TAXIING AFTER LANDING. FAILED TO WATCH WING TIP CLEARANCE ON NARROW PRIVATE STRIP.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA91LA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91LA152), Jul 3, 1991: Cessna 172N (N737BZ), Waldron, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: VISUAL LOOKOUT WAS NOT MAINTAINED, AND DIVERTED ATTENTION.

## Other reports on N737BZ (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19781101038619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781101038619A), Nov 1, 1978: Cessna 172D (N737BZ), Portland, OR, Substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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